The Japanese word money is okane. Paper bills are shihei and coins are kozeni.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Money おかね | Okane | お金 | |
| Paper bills しへい | Shihei | 紙幣 | |
| Coins こぜに | Kozeni | 小銭 | |
| Cash げんきん | Genkin | 現金 | |
| Price/cost だいきん | Daikin | 代金 |
Interesting facts about Japanese money
The Japanese Yen (¥) is the third most traded currency in the world and interestingly, when you say Yen you’re not supposed to pronounce the Y – so it’s actually pronounced en.
Currently there are three types of Yen paper bills and six types of coins in circulation: There’s the 1000, 5000, and 10 000 Yen bills and there’s the 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 Yen coins.